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13373 messages, Last post on Dec 08, 2009 at 9:50 PM
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| good points on my rather weak mpg spyder and jeffy---maybe I'd better pull back on the lead foot. I do go 65-70 a lot of times... | |
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Replying to: m6user (Dec 02, 2009 9:00 pm) year of that style. It's has what I call a baby V6 2.5L 165HP, it has 2 little tail pipes but only 1 muffler. But it also has the MAZDA "zoom" as they call it, no turbo just DOHC 24 valve. I don't race any more but if did I would put this (baby) engine up against any new version I4 (non turbo) even with up to 25HP more. BUT!! it doesn't have a prayer up against the nowadays V-6's of any make. I know I know this is not a race forum, just making a point about how the new technology is pulling so much HP/MPG ratios out of these small but very powerful cars engines. The little V6 may not win the race but you will know you were in one. |
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Replying to: benjaminh (Dec 08, 2009 7:39 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Dec 08, 2009 7:47 pm) How's the Sonata? It's a heck of a lot of car for the money. I think the Hyundai engineers are getting closer to the leaders with every generation of Sonata, and with the 2011 they may have not only caught up but reached the top in a few areas. Nice that it's made in Alabama too... |
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Replying to: benjaminh (Dec 08, 2009 7:52 pm) I wonder how the 2011 Sonata will look to us in 2016, or 2021? Some cars have classic styling--Audi and BMW for example. They still look good 10 or more years later. The new Sonata is very daring for a family car. Will it stand the test of time?
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Replying to: backy (Dec 08, 2009 8:12 pm) When the '06 Sonata came out, the pundits complained that it seemed dated and derivative, and compared it to the already long-gone '98-02 Accord in its conservatism. Yet four years later, the same basic design still looks nice, restrained, not particularly dated--dare I say "classy"? One could say the same about the Optima too. Meanwhile the "daring" '06-09 Fusion (an excellent car in most respects) seems like last year's trendy look. Incidentally, at the risk of going OT, does anyone else out there think the Cruze is a dead ringer for the Sonata/Optima?
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Replying to: stephen987 (Dec 08, 2009 8:32 pm) |
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Replying to: anonymousposts (Dec 06, 2009 9:28 am) I do not look at the brand name, and I am not loyal to any particular brand, I get the car that I like, and I feel is will be good value and looks good. I maintain it properly, and so far have not been let down. I do tend to pick cars that eventually get a cult following. Check out on youtube the Daewoo leganza. Some people even did music videos for their souped up Leganza's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_1e-kcYJkc It is also in Guigiaros page http://www.italdesign.it/dinamic/gallery/gallery_scheda.php?id=316&num_rows=1&fa- mily=p&data_p_title=Giorgetto+Giugiaro I hope my new mazda6 ends up as reliable, because it surely looks good and is also attracting the same type of activity on youtube. |
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Replying to: stephen987 (Dec 08, 2009 8:32 pm) ---------------------------------- I see some similar lines but the Cruze is much smaller and aimed at the Elantra. Chevy did a nice job with the Cruze and although it's technically a C segment vehicle and doesn't qualify for this thread, it's EPA Interior Volume is very close to the Malibu (110 cu.ft vs 113 cu.ft) and it has a larger truck than the Malibu to boot! |
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I love the interior on the 2011 sonata, but I think the exterior is a bit busy. The really nice car coming from Korea will be the 2011 KIA K7. It was designed by an Audi designer and you can easily tell from this video, especially the rear lights and front headlight treatements. A very classy car. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2AiitnVj5I |
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